The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

WIPO highlighted that similar treaties are in place: the Patent Law Treaty of 2000 , the Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 and the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks of 2006. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 8, 2022

07/08/22 – Patents. USPTO’s Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR) tool, available since the early 2000’s will be official retired on 31 July.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 8, 2024

INTRODUCTION The Patent Act was enforced on 20 th April, 1972. It is a statutory right which was granted by the government of India and in return the inventor of the patent have to completely disclose their creation. While, the patent provides a strong security, it is essential to be aware of its geographical limitations.

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The IPKat

MAY 18, 2024

This builds on the work of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), established in 2000. The Basic Proposal Ambassador Patriota noted that "We cannot deal with all of the world's rights or wrongs in a single instrument."

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 8, 2022

Patents in Oman. A patent is an exclusive right granted to the inventor against his invention, which may be a product or a process for a new way of doing something, provided that the patent owner discloses the technical information related to his invention in the patent publication. Patentability.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art. 7,076,431 (“’431 patent”) and U.S. 9,451,084 (“’084 patent”) (collectively, the “challenged patents”).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Design Patent No. The appeal focuses on whether the design patent should be found invalid based upon Junker’s pre-filing sales. January 1999 : Eddings made a prototype of the product and provided it to Junker, the prototype included all the features found in the design patent. by Dennis Crouch. Larry Junker v. million.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 1: Percentage of Patent Litigations Including a Pre-AIA Patent, by Year Litigation Initiated.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

The report calls the period from 2000-to 2020 that of digital technologies. The report observed and analyzed the patenting trends over the last 100 years, and concluded that the overall growth had exponentially increased by 25x which reflected a growth of about 3% per year in the last century.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Did you know : A few thousand patent applications are currently lying dormant at the USPTO with their prosecution “suspended” under 37 C.F.R. Part D allows allows for a patent applicant to defer examination for up to 3-years from the application effective filing date. 1.103(c)/(d).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

New Patently-O Law Journal article by Colleen V. As the America Invents Act (AIA) turns 10, patent students across the country may be asking: if the law is already a decade old, why am I spending so much time learning pre-AIA law? Figure 1: Percentage of Patent Litigations Including a Pre-AIA Patent, by Year Litigation Initiated.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Types of IPR Basically, there are four types of IPR Patent Trademarks Copyrights Trademark and Metaverse Trademark is the visual symbol that differentiate between trademarked goods and services from each other. Entertainment 2000, Inc. because it is not possible to patent the Metaverse as a whole. Rockstar Videos, Inc, et al.,

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

Not everything is patentable. First, only inventions are patentable. Second, only certain inventions are patentable. Four types of inventions are patentable: articles of manufacture, machines, processes, and compositions of matter. These four types of inventions are referred to as patent-eligible subject matter.

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Patently-O

JULY 10, 2022

The Federal Circuit has agreed that Kevin Correll’s 5-year suspension from patent law practice should move forward. Kevin Correll worked for the US Navy as an engineer, but also moonlighted for years as a solo patent attorney (prosecuting 211 patent applications). 2000) based upon receipt of compensation).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 27, 2022

Is the protection of patent available for website? In some case, however, if the functioning of the website involved complex processes and an inventive step, it might be protected through patents too. Requirements for patentability. the requirements for patentability are- Novelty, inventive step, industrial application.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

August 22, 2023, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, proposed the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023. This set of amendments if accepted has the potential of altering the entire patent ecosystem of the nation.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 30, 2022

Early efforts of patenting Metaverse technology come from the video game industry. We can also use best practices for patenting software-related technologies to prepare future-proof Metaverse-related patents. *. Metaverse Patenting Trends. In addition, the above chart organizes patent application filings by Tech Center.

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Intepat

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the 22nd August, 2023 published “The Draft Patents (Amendment), Rules, 2023” (Draft Rules). Patent applications and prosecution thereof is currently governed under the Patents Rules 2003 (2003 Rules).

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. Sunoco’s patents cover systems for blending butane into gasoline. The patents here are pre-AIA and so the on-sale bar included a one-year pre-filing grace period.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 12, 2024

And The Covaxin Patent Saga Continues: BBIL Changes the Patent Application Again After the furor around the missing mention of ICMR in the Covaxin patent application, Bharat Biotech has made two important changes to their application, coincidentally before the Health Minister’s speech in Parliament.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2024

This post discusses the varying views taken by different high courts on the tests for assessing competing designs and mosaicing in the Designs Act, how it differs from the similar concept under the Patents Act. Additionally, it ruled that Pidilite’s patent application was irrelevant since it was published after the design filing.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Similar to other jurisdictions, a patent in Canada is granted for one invention only. Accordingly, in instances where multiple inventions are claimed in a single application, it may be necessary to parse out the inventions and protect them by filing divisional applications. In Consolboard Inc. , In view of Consolboard Inc.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While historically, the field of patent filing has been dominated by men, an inspiring shift is taking place. This article delves into the profound impacts and innovative contributions of women in patent filing, highlighting their achievements, challenges, and the broader implications for the global landscape of innovation.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, IP Spotlight updates our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? The Data Visualization Center includes several dashboards with detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about patent and trademark proceedings.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Patents and the Magical World of Psychedelics by Bonnie Hassanzadeh. Introducing the College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents. First Time Interpreting Patent Agent Privilege. 2000 SCC 66 at para.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Overview of current legislation in China.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While many Congress attendees from around the world lined up for the Unified Patent Court boot camp and mock trial panels, this Katfriend opted to sample the day’s selection of soft IP offerings.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 22, 2023

”) of two patents owned by Parus Holdings, Inc. (“Parus”), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) found a number of claims obvious over prior art. 7,076,431 (“’431 patent”) and U.S. Patent Appl.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 15, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a decision affirming that patent claims to automating the process of making closed captions for audio-visual media are ineligible for patent protection. First, it looked to whether the claims were directed to subject matter ineligible for patent protection. In Enco Sys.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Clarification on Jurisdiction of High Courts after the Tribunals Reform Act 2021, and Need for Reasoned Orders for Rejecting Patent Applications. Then we discussed the Bombay High Court’s decision to rebuke the Patent Office for dismissing a patent application without providing sufficient reasons for the same.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Over the last 20 years, the total number of design patents issued per year in the United States has erupted. As illustrated in the graph below and further highlighted in this animated graph, in the 30 year period between the years 1971 and 2000 a total of nearly 219,000 design patents were issued by the U.S.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

9,404,127 (the ’127 patent), which is said to provide “novel, stable lipid particles having a non-lamellar structure and comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents.” ’127 127 patent at abstract. Claim 1 of the ’127 patent is as follows: 1. The ’127 patent incorporates by reference U.S. 069 patent at col.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2024

Controller of Patents and Designs: Madras High Court quashes unreasoned order of Patent Office Recently, the MHC came down heavily on the Indian Patent Office in Ulm University v. Controller of Patents for its non-speaking order rejecting a patent application. Other Posts Ulm University v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

Congress is using the UAIA to reduce barriers to patent system entry, such as the costs associated with filing and prosecuting patent applications as well as maintaining patents. Effective December 29, 2022, discounts related to patent costs for small and micro entities increased. Large Entity Fees (USD).

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

The report calls the period from 2000-to 2020 that of digital technologies. The report observed and analyzed the patenting trends over the last 100 years and concluded that the overall growth had exponentially increased by 25x, reflecting a gain of about 3% per year in the previous century. Some other key findings of the report are: 1.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

9,404,127 (the ’127 patent), which is said to provide “novel, stable lipid particles having a non-lamellar structure and comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents.” ” ’127 patent at abstract. Claim 1 of the ’127 patent is as follows: 1. Patent Publication No.

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